The Whistler (1944)

6.0/10 60 min Thriller Mystery

Overview

A guilt-ridden man blames himself for his wife's death and secretly pays an assassin to kill him. But then he finds out that his wife isn't dead at all. And now the assassin is on his trail, with no way to call off the hit.

Cast

Richard Dix

Earl C. Conrad

Gloria Stuart

Alice Walker

J. Carrol Naish

The Killer

Alan Dinehart

Gorman

Trevor Bardette

The Bum in the Next Bed (Uncredited)

William Benedict

The Deafmute (Uncredited)

Charles Coleman

Jennings, Butler (Uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Telephone Repairman (Uncredited)

Don Costello

Lefty Vigran aka Gorss (Uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Flophouse Desk Clerk (Uncredited)

Robert Homans

Dock Watchman (Uncredited)

Jack Ingram

Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)

Robert Emmett Keane

Charles 'Charlie' McNear (Uncredited)

Cy Kendall

Gus, Bartender (Uncredited)

George Lloyd

Bill Tomley (Uncredited)

Kermit Maynard

Detective at Dock (Uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)

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